The Green Mountains are a mountain range in the U.S. state of Vermont and are a subrange of the Appalachian Mountains . The range runs primarily south to north and extends approximately 250 miles (400 km) from the border with Massachusetts to the border with Quebec , Canada . The part of the same range that is in Massachusetts and Connecticut is known as The Berkshires or the Berkshire Hills (with the Connecticut portion, mostly in Litchfield County , locally called the Northwest Hills or Litchfield Hills) and the Quebec portion is called the Sutton Mountains, or Monts Sutton [ fr ] in French.
15-567: The Bear Pond Mountains are a subrange in the Appalachian Mountains , that straddle Pennsylvania and Maryland in the United States . These mountains are a part of the Ridge and Valley Appalachians and reach their highest point at Cross Mountain (Pennsylvania) 2,062 feet (628 m). A unique geologic feature known as the " Punchbowl " occurs in this range. This feature was created by
30-638: A number of large plateaus and additional subplateus. These are commonly not considered subranges although they do contain some features referred to as mountains which are assigned to both their geographic "range" and the more general Appalachian Mountains. These plateaus, such as the Allegheny Plateau , are considered provinces of the Appalachian Highlands and the mountains assigned to them are instead considered pieces of dissected plateaus . Additionally, subranges and ridges of subranges (Such as
45-688: A part of the larger Central Pangean Mountains along with the Scottish Highlands , the Ouachita Mountains , and the Anti-Atlas Mountains . The modern ranges were formed and/or deformed by the Acadian , Caledonian , Alleghenian , Mauritanide and Variscan orogenies with the Alleghenian orogeny being the most notable to the modern Appalachians. The Appalachians are also subdivided by
60-645: A physiographic region and does not recognize the Appalachian Uplands. This list primarily uses the Canadian Geological Survey's dictations on physiographic regions, divisions, sections, and subsections. Green Mountains All mountains in Vermont are often referred to as the "Green Mountains". However, other ranges within Vermont, including the Taconic Mountains in southwestern Vermont and
75-526: A range, this list includes most physiographic divisions , many larger ridges , plateaus, mountain complexes, most stratigraphic ridges , certain lowlands and uplands , local highlands , and certain other types of geographic and geological features. This list is not a comprehensive list of every peak and summit of the Appalachians, individual mountains, when included, are generally individual politically but not geographically, and each inclusion must meet
90-480: Is more comprehensive to account for that variation and includes the parent range of each subrange noted. This list includes physiographic regions , for information of the physiographic regions, provinces, and sections: refer to the Appalachian Highlands page for American sections and the Appalachian Uplands page for Canadian sections. Due to the lack of solid distinctions in the requirements of an area to be
105-589: The Green Mountains , although not all are a part of the geological range. The Northeast Kingdom is not in the range, but is considered as containing Green Mountains ** The Canadian government considers the Megantic Hills and Notre Dame Mountains as two physiographic provinces within the Appalachian Uplands region. Conversely, the government of Quebec considers the Notre Dame and Mégantic Mountains to be
120-596: The Northeastern Highlands , are not geologically part of the Green Mountains. The best-known mountains—for reasons such as high elevation, ease of public access by road or trail (especially the Long Trail and Appalachian Trail ), or with ski resorts or towns nearby—in the range include: The Green Mountains are part of the Appalachian Mountains , a range that stretches from Quebec in the north to Alabama in
135-578: The Yew Mountains ) are inconsistently related to the Appalachian Mountain Range. No clear distinction exists as to what units qualify as directly related subranges of the Appalachians until the level of mountain. As such, the distinction is often arbitrary and based on person preference by the geographer or geologist publishing material. This has led to the distinction being largely unrelated to area, geological features, or topography. This list
150-629: The Bear Pond Mountains are the following: Alan R. Geyer (1979) " Outstanding Geologic Features of Pennsylvania ", Geological Survey of Pennsylvania List of subranges of the Appalachian Mountains The following is a list of subranges within the Appalachian Mountains , a mountain range stretching ~2,050 miles from Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada to Alabama , US. The Appalachians, at their initial formation, were
165-622: The major peaks are traversed by the Long Trail , a wilderness hiking trail that runs from the southern to northern borders of the state and is overlapped by the Appalachian Trail for roughly 1 ⁄ 3 of its length. The Vermont Republic , also known as the Green Mountain Republic, existed from 1777 to 1791, at which time Vermont became the 14th state. Vermont not only takes its state nickname ("The Green Mountain State") from
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#1733084493607180-568: The mountains, it is named after them. The French Monts Verts or Verts Monts is literally translated as "Green Mountains". This name was suggested in 1777 by Dr. Thomas Young , an American revolutionary and Boston Tea Party participant. The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College is referred to as UVM, after the Latin Universitas Viridis Montis (University of the Green Mountains). The Green Mountains are
195-472: The set of criteria used to define a subrange. (365 m) 7,239 km (533 m) (11,508 km ) (410+ m) (18,677 km ) (1,276 m) (25,952 km ) (906 m) (23,962 km ) (916 m) (21,962 km ) (554 m) (7,868 km ) (518 m) (1,100 m) (1,018 m) (929 m) (728 m) (1,450 m) (1,482 m) * Colloquially, all mountains in Vermont are referred to as
210-465: The south. The Green Mountains are part of the New England/Acadian forests ecoregion . Three peaks—Mount Mansfield, Camel's Hump, and Mount Abraham—support alpine vegetation . Some of the mountains are developed for skiing and other snow-related activities. Others have hiking trails for use in summer. Mansfield, Killington, Pico, and Ellen have downhill ski resorts on their slopes. All of
225-581: The weathered shales of the Ordovician age in the center of a south-plunging anticline, having been eroded to expose a large amphitheater-like feature (punchbowl). Cross and Hearthstone Mountain are made of hard resistant quartzite of the Tuscarora Formation of the Silurian age, which form the walls of the bowl. Whitetail Ski Resort is also located in this range on Two Top Mountain. The chief summits of
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